Objective
The ORION consortium consists of 7 partners from 7 different European countries bringing critical expertise in spacecraft design and operation with world-class actors such as Thales Alenia Space, accompanied with experts in edge computing, system development and dissemination of critical data to the industry. This multidisciplinary cooperation will allow its results to be relevant, timely and impactful in one of the fastest-growing and most strategic industries in Europe.
The ORION project will develop and validate a modular, secure, and interoperable space systems architecture enabling collaborative Earth Observation (EO) and Satellite Communication (SatCom) missions. By combining standardised interfaces, a multi-platform orchestration framework, edge processing capabilities, and abstraction ontologies, ORION will allow heterogeneous satellites to operate cooperatively in dynamic, mission-oriented workflows.
A central innovation is a secure, hardware-agnostic service marketplace supporting the onboard deployment and execution of isolated applications within Trusted Execution Environments. ORION will demonstrate these advances through two use cases: multi-satellite cooperative imaging and in-orbit application deployment.
Through these results, ORION will increase mission autonomy, improve responsiveness, and open new opportunities for SMEs and operators to develop scalable, dual-use space services. The project directly addresses the expected outcomes of the Horizon Europe Work Programme by maintaining Europe’s share of the global connectivity market and enabling new commercial services based on the digitalisation of space solutions, thereby reinforcing Europe’s competitiveness, resilience, and open strategic autonomy.
Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)
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- natural sciences computer and information sciences knowledge engineering ontology
- engineering and technology mechanical engineering vehicle engineering aerospace engineering astronautical engineering spacecraft
- engineering and technology mechanical engineering vehicle engineering aerospace engineering satellite technology
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Project’s keywords as indicated by the project coordinator. Not to be confused with the EuroSciVoc taxonomy (Fields of science)
Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
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HORIZON.2.4 - Digital, Industry and Space
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HORIZON.2.4.10 - Space, including Earth Observation
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Topic(s)
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Funding Scheme
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
Funding scheme (or “Type of Action”) inside a programme with common features. It specifies: the scope of what is funded; the reimbursement rate; specific evaluation criteria to qualify for funding; and the use of simplified forms of costs like lump sums.
HORIZON-IA - HORIZON Innovation Actions
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-CL4-2025-02
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Net EU financial contribution. The sum of money that the participant receives, deducted by the EU contribution to its linked third party. It considers the distribution of the EU financial contribution between direct beneficiaries of the project and other types of participants, like third-party participants.
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The organization defined itself as SME (small and medium-sized enterprise) at the time the Grant Agreement was signed.
The total costs incurred by this organisation to participate in the project, including direct and indirect costs. This amount is a subset of the overall project budget.